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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1951

Page

6

Center Congregational church holds annual meeting with officer reelection

Center Congregational church held its annual meeting on Sunday with reelected officers and plans to form committees for a 150th anniversary celebration next summer. Dr. Whitehead will speak at communion Sunday and Earle Perkins will show Byrd Antarctic Expedition films at the Center church. A food sale on Saturday at the Library supports church repairs.

Sre Center Congregational Church Christian Service Committee Center Alice Pye Ada C. Haggett Alice Lowell Anita Totman J. Walter Snipe John Rogers Center Church Robert Whitehead Earle Perkins Polly Wyman Rose Wyman Charles Ermont Clark Alfred Charles Stevens Minnie McCarty Georgia Leach Parker Head Lester Beals Green Cove Springs Fla Nee Eee Campbell Oats Beale Frank Cutting Farm Bureau Home Extension Waterman Farm Edward Sassa Louis Arthur Clara Bronx N. Y James L. Morse Russell Cook Ray Campbell Nova Scotia Thomas Morse Greg George Beals Beals Tom Morse William Blaisdell Vicki Norma Diane Small Point Beach Blaisdells Arthur Perry Linda Dalmon Bath Gertrude Blaisdell Frederick Donald Morse Kathleen Wyman Swanton Wyman Small Point Emma Bickford Woolwich Howard Bowker Bernard Henderson Jack Dromore Winthrop George Nobis Henry Baker Harry Bowie Phyllis Ernest Rogers Marguerite McNulty Popham I. W. Rainey Phippsburg Center Steuben Leonard Rainey Sebasco Lodge Orono

Blue crab found in Meadowbrook lobster trap

A Meadowbrook summer resident netted a blue crab in a lobster trap Friday night. Bat handled the crab Saturday morning, later confirmed as Callinectes sapidus with help from Webster's dictionary and the Boothbay Maine Sea & Shore Fisheries hatchery. Officials note soft shell crabs are sought for food and rarely travel north of Cape Cod.

Meadowbrook Webster Callinectes Sapidus Maine Sea & Shore Fisheries Boothbay Atlantic Maine Cape Cod

Meadowbrook Yacht Club Card Turned Local Legend

A Pennsylvania youth using a Meadowbrook Yacht Club membership card, bearing a $100 fee, visits Boothbay Harbor and is allowed access after the steward confirms the card’s legitimacy, revealing how a fictional club card can grant entry among local yachtsmen.

Meadowbrook Boothbay Harbor Boothbay Club The Meadowbrook Yacht Club

Guest ministers and local skimming notes at Popham church

Sunday services featured Rev. Robert White head of South Windham with Rev H Macy Whitehead due back next Sunday. Local social activity included a Frank Scotts party and a wellattended Pot Luck Supper at the Library led by Popham Beach Improvement Association chairwoman Mrs F H Waterhouse.

Popham Robert Whitehead South Windham H. Macy Whitehead Frank Scotts

Coast Guard Aids Portland Couple After Kennebec Stopover

Mr and Mrs Douglas of Portland were unable to start their motor while anchored at Coxs Head. Coast guardsmen towed them to Popham wharf then Bath where they tied up for the night. They resumed travel late Saturday afternoon led by Kenneth Eaton of Quincy and Miss Jean Smith.

Douglas Portland Kennebec Cox’s Head Bath Popham Wharf Kenneth Eaton Quincy Mass Jean Smith Wollaston Smith Cottage Martin F. Goodwin Massachusetts Leon Smith Frederick S. Hynes Auburn Judith Sutherland Worcester Hynes Stanton C. Dozois Edward P. Thomas Frederick Edward Shaw Murphy's Corner Harry Hannaford Maynard Edwin Hill Stanton CC Dozois New York City Fred M. Howe Carl S. Lewis Te Enroute

Community Social Notes Tangle with Visits and Visits

Local residents host and visit across Harpswell, Bath, and nearby towns. Multiple families attend services, picnics, and cottage stays. many relatives and friends are listed by name, with movements between Maine communities and Massachusetts. Prolonged itinerary includes beach and garden gatherings and scenes from summer at Parker Head and Sebasco Estates.

Mrs. Eula Fielding MacDonald Joins Bank Women

Mrs. Eula Fielding MacDonald of 1392 Washington Street, assistant cashier at First National Bank, has been accepted in the Association of Bank Women of America as announced in the July issue report. She has served the bank for 35 years and is among its oldest employees.

Eula Fielding MacDonald Washington Street First National Bank Association of Bank Women of America MacDonald

Bay Point residents meet health officials at point area

Dr M A Priest Augusta State Trooper Powers Clinton McFadden Health Officer Bath and John Blackie Georgetown visit Bay Point for health welfare work. Annual Bay Point Improvement Association meeting set for Friday at 7 30 p m at the Casino. Deer sightings reported on the northern Bay Point and Bay Point picnic at Reid State Park Mile Beach.

M. A. Priest Augusta Francis Powers Clinton McFadden Bath John Blackie Georgetown Bay Point Maine K. Graham Andrew Butterfield Paul Dawson Eddy Garden City N. Y Garnet Robert Miller Ruth E. Keen Charles Jewett Jean McCarthy Rideout Arthur Ashton Jean Reid Keith Robinson Texas Mr. Robinson Harold Robinson Stewart Ashman McNeil Cottage

Grand Day for Oldsters in Bath and Waterville

The article notes a Bentley of Bath and Waterville events with elderly locals, including George T. McLellan attending Wednesday festivities in Waterville despite a dislocated shoulder. Bath participants include Fred B. Rand, Mrs Chesley Hutchins, Mrs Katie Whittall, M Eugene Curtis, and local shop turnover. The group’s average age appears around eighty, with many attendees boasting long local roots.

Nequasset Road Woolwich George T. McLellan Waterville McLellan Damariscotta Morse Yard Harry Marr Bath the Times Fred B. Rand Washington Street Ter Torrey Roller Chesley Hutchins Goddard Street Katie Whittall Middle Street M. Eugene Curtis Oliver Street

Sacred Heart Circle Hosts Shore Outing and Dinner

Sacred Heart Circle of Daughters of Isabella held its annual shore dinner Thursday at Cheechako Inn in Damariscotta with a large turnout. The event featured lob ter salad seashore dinner, transportation by Bath Bus Co. and a private car, and songs enjoyed by all.

Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella Cheechako Inn Damariscotta Bath Bus Co Kurt Cunningham Walter White Bath Cunningham Mr. White Maude Wilson Margaret Flaherty Vivian Kronstrand Louise Edgett Joan Nellie O’connor Sophie McPherson Otelia Kenney Betty Holland Beatrice Thebeau Mae King Eleanor Rouillard Eva Vachon Mary Katula Phyllis Katula Mae Hanna Lena Fortier Mary Cummings Alice Burgess Esther Moses Evelyn Trott Terry Doiron Francis Burgess Muriel Melhorn Yvonne Vaillancourt Charlotte Bergeron Germaine Foster Clara Sonia Helen Thebideau Sadie White Gertrude Nugent Helen Moses Annie Browning Mildred Young Marion Farnsworth Louise Grimard Nora McLaughlin

State Police Keep Municipal Court Busy in Bath Area

State Police maintain a 24hour operation targeting motor vehicle law violators in Bath and surrounding towns. Patrolman Francis W. Powers heads the safety program and reports steady progress with daily court appearances and continued enforcement.

Bath Francis W. Powers Powers

Surprise Birthday Party at West Point Cottage

A surprise birthday dinner was held Thursday at the Stuart Day cottage in West Point honoring three prisoners, Mrs. Walter R. Morse, Robert Sherman, and the hostess. Guests from Wiscasset, Winnegance, and Bath attended a social evening with a large decorated cake, garden tomatoes, and a fried chi lobster salad menu.

Stuart Day West Point Walter R. Morse Rober Sherman Herbert Lermond Wiscasset Bailey Forrest Johnson Albert Bailey Elmer Morse Ward Morse Carol Oliver Stephen Bailey Roland Sherman Alice Weston Asahel Parmalee Charlene Asahel, Jr Tamara Lucinda Winnegance Bath

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